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Anagrams. More to Less Common. Quiz

This is a lot more difficult than my last Scrabble quiz because this time you have to change a common word into an uncommon word, rather than the other way around. Once again the Sowpods dictionary is used.

A multiple-choice quiz by cal79. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cal79

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,092

Updated
Jun 27 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
444

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a less common anagram of CHEERED? Hint

CHEREDE

HERDCEE

DEECHER

REECHED

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the anagram of ASTERISK? Hint

KRASIEST

KARSITES

ARKSITES

SARKIEST

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Question 3 of 10

3. LENGTHY has one anagram what is it? Hint

THEGNLY

GEHNTLY

GHENTLY

HEGLYNT

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the anagram of CHURNED? Hint

UNCHERD

RUNCHED

CHUNDER

DECHURN

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Question 5 of 10

5. HAMMERS is the common Scrabble word, what is the anagram? Hint

ARMMESH

MERSHAM

SHAMMER

MASHMER

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the anagram of REQUEST? Hint

REQUETS

STERQUE

TERQUES

QUESTER

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the anagram of CABINETS which can be used in Scrabble? Hint

TENBASIC

BASCINET

ABSTINCE

BITECANS

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the one anagram of BANISHES? Hint

BHESSIAN

BANSHIES

SHEBIANS

HABINESS

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Question 9 of 10

9. COYOTES is a nice word but what is its anagram? Hint

OOCYTES

CYOTOES

COOTEYS

OYCOTES

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the anagram of LEGACIES? Hint

LICEAGES

GLEACIES

ELEGIACS

AGELICES

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a less common anagram of CHEERED?

Answer: REECHED

REECHED means smoked as in "The bonfire reeched." Seven letter words are very useful in Scrabble because you score fifty bonus points for using all seven letters from your rack. Knowing anagrams of various words is useful for fitting your bonus words onto the board. For example REECHED might fit somewhere that CHEERED does not.

2. What is the anagram of ASTERISK?

Answer: SARKIEST

SARKIEST is British slang meaning the most sarcastic.

3. LENGTHY has one anagram what is it?

Answer: THEGNLY

THEGNLY means in a lordly manner. -LY is another useful ending to look for. You can improve your game looking for endings like this as well as the more common -ED and -ING endings.

4. What is the anagram of CHURNED?

Answer: CHUNDER

CHUNDER is a British slang term meaning to vomit.

5. HAMMERS is the common Scrabble word, what is the anagram?

Answer: SHAMMER

A SHAMMER is someone who takes on false appearances. Sometimes, as in this case, you only have to move one letter to find the anagram. Another example is DIARIES and DAIRIES.

6. What is the anagram of REQUEST?

Answer: QUESTER

A QUESTER is someone who seeks or looks for things.It is amazing how often the -ER at the end of a word can become an RE- at the beginning of a word. Another example is COUNTER and RECOUNT.

7. What is the anagram of CABINETS which can be used in Scrabble?

Answer: BASCINET

A BASCINET is a medieval helmet. It is a variant spelling of BASINET. This time I gave you an eight letter word. Very often an eight letter word will get you a bonus if you add your seven letters to a letter that is already on the board.

8. What is the one anagram of BANISHES?

Answer: BANSHIES

BANSHIES is a variant spelling of BANSHEES. A banshee is an Irish spirit signifying death. -IES is another very useful ending. For example, from TRAIPSE you can get PARTIES.

9. COYOTES is a nice word but what is its anagram?

Answer: OOCYTES

OOCYTES are immature female germ cells. Other words that begin with OO- include oon, oogamy, oof and oolite.

10. What is the anagram of LEGACIES?

Answer: ELEGIACS

ELEGIAC is an adjective meaning mournful or lamenting. Just one more to leave you with. HENRY, (a unit of electrical inductance), has the anagram YRNEH, (a unit of reciprocal inductance), which is just HENRY spelt backwards.

Source: Author cal79

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